Pretzel vs. Baby ruth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pretzel and baby ruth different?

Pretzel is richer in iron, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber, while baby ruth is higher in copper.
Baby ruth covers your daily need for saturated fat, 59% more than pretzel.
Pretzel contains 14 times more folate than baby ruth. Pretzel contains 166µg of folate, while baby ruth contains 12µg.
Baby ruth is lower in sodium.

Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pretzel

Baby ruth

Contains more IronIron	+627%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+189.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+74.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pretzel

Baby ruth

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+631%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+321.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1283.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+97.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.333mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.391g	12.1g	53%
Iron	4.58mg	0.63mg	49%
Sodium	1240mg	230mg	44%
Folate	166µg	12µg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.058mg	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Fats	2.93g	21.6g	29%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.351mg	29%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	1.251mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.121mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	5.557g	12%
Protein	10.04g	5.4g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	2.638g	9%
Copper	0.156mg	0.225mg	8%
Fiber	3.4g	2g	6%
Carbs	80.39g	64.8g	5%
Phosphorus	128mg	94mg	5%
Calories	384kcal	459kcal	4%
Magnesium	29mg	43mg	3%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.72mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.47mg	0.93mg	3%
Selenium	4.4µg	2.5µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.06µg	3%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	27mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.042mg	2%
Potassium	223mg	249mg	1%
Choline	29.5mg	34.9mg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	382kcal	850kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.2	0.68	N/A
Net carbs	76.99g	62.8g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g	54g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.333mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.8µg	2.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g	0.05g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg		0%
Threonine	0.25mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg		0%
Leucine	0.757mg		0%
Lysine	0.257mg		0%
Methionine	0.177mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg		0%
Valine	0.48mg		0%
Histidine	0.22mg		0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.223g		N/A